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0. S. v. I'LANOR.

. DEVICE FOR LOOKING SPIKES.

No. 485,939. Patented Nov. 8, 1892.

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CARL SIGMUND VON ILANOR, OF SEE VILLA, NEAR ATTERSEE, AUSTRIA- HUNGARY.

DEVICE FOR LOCKING SPIKES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 485,939, dated November8,1892.

Application filedMaroh 28. 1892. Serial No. 426,778. (No model.)Patented in England March 7,1892,N0. 4,472; in Belgium March 31, 1892,No. 98,825; in Switzerland May 17, 1892, No. 4.823, and inAustria-Hungary June 2. 1892, No. 4,159 and To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, CARL SIGMUNT) VON ILA- NOR, of See Villa, nearAttersee, Austro-Hungarian Empire, have invented certain new and usefulDevices for Looking Spikes, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact specification.

The invention has been patented in Austria-Hungary June 2, 1892, No.4.159 and 21,257; in England March 7, 1892, No. 4,472; in Belgium March31, 1892, No. 98,825, and in Switzerland May 17, 1892, No. 4,823.

The present invention relates to a device to be applied in driving insafetynails for railway-spikes. It is, as is well known, very diflicultto give the safety-nail the correct inclination, so that the same willwith certainty pass through the boring in the spike, and in order toovercome this difficulty I have constructed a simple device whichenables the safety-nail to be so driven into the sleeper that it willwith certainty pass into and through the boring of the spike.

Figure l is a vertical section through the device and sleeper. Fig. 2 isatop View of the device.

The device consists of two parts Z, which are connected by ahinge d, asshown in Fig. 2. It will be understood, however, that I do not wish tolimit myself to this particular means for connecting the parts. The twoparts are provided with a recess e for receiving the head f of the spikea, and with a guideway 0, made at such an incline that the safety-nail bis securely guided :through the tie b into the boring a of the spike a.

By means of this device the workman is enabled to drive in thesafety-nail so that it will always pass into the boring a of the spikea, thus producing not only a saving in material, but a considerablesaving in time.

Having fully described my said invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A device for guiding the safety-nails of railroad-spikes, having theopening to receive the spike and the inclined guiding-opening to receiveand direct the safety-nail, substantially as described.

2. A device for guiding the safety-nails of railroad and like spikes,consisting of the separable parts Z, having the recess 6 between themfor the spike, and the second recess 0,

inclining thereto and adapted to receive and direct the safety-nail,substantially as described.

3. In combination in a guiding device for the safety-nails ofrailroad-spikes, the two parts Z, hinged together at one end, and eachhaving recesses which form when the parts are brought together therecess 6 for the spike and the recess for the rail, substantially asdescribed.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand in presence of two witnesses.

CARL S IGMUND V. ILANOR.

Witnesses:

VICTOR TISOHLER, Engineer. PETER DABAUL.

